Hi everyone! After the publication of our first gameplay video a lot of people started to ask us, when are we going to release the demo version of Exoplanet: First Contact? Such high interest and attention always was very inspiring for us ant that is why we also want to give the community the means to test and to rate Exoplanet as soon as possible. That is the reason why we worked so hard in last few weeks in order to complete basic interface structures and to terminate bugs. We wanted to show you some results.
From now on people who preordered Exoplanet: FC get permanent access to the first playable build of the game and also to the Secret Preorderer Forum section. We are going to update the actual game build on weekly basis and these regular updates will include all new game systems, gameplay mechanics, features and content that we implement and produce for the game. In the confidential section of the forum our preorderers can discuss the current build, share opinions and give us feedback on the new concepts, models, gameplay etc. so we can improve Exoplanet and make it a great game loved by community.
Unfortunately we did not manage to develop all the planned features for the open alpha-demo, so we decided to postpone the public release till all is done and polished a bit more. There is only one reason for this delay: we want to create the proper kind of game experience for wide audience of people who probably know not so much about Exoplanet. We know that first impression is crucial thing for playing an unknown game and we are not afraid to show our current results, but we just want it to feel in the right way and to be complete to a certain grade, to give the player the right picture of the whole big game as we see it. It wasn’t an easy decision but we think that public demo still needs a bit more work and testing.
We are sure that players who already supported us with their preorders can adequately receive and rate the game even in this early stage of development. They will help us with their critique and creativity to go further and to build the game we all wanted to see for years.
Loving and trustful active community is the most fertile ground for the development of the great game. Remember that each preorder helps us to make high quality content, which helps Exoplanet: First Contact to grow stronger and become a big and interesting living world, ready for exploration.
For those players who are interested in our game but for some reason are no ready to support us by direct preorder we make available another option to get access to Exoplanet. You can get your copy of the game and an early access to the current build and Secret Preorder Forum by Winning a Contest! Please read terms and rules of the contest here!
In addition we open our Official Forum for all players willing to discuss our project, videogames and other interesting things.
Please note! If you’ve registered on our blog before 03.11.2012 then you need to change your password and relogin in order to get access to the Forum!
Yours faithfully,
Alersteam
